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It was four days in a season that at times has felt four years long. But amid the festivities of All-Star weekend in Houston last month, Dwight Howard says he found time to make some very important changes. "I'm a big thinker," Howard said during a wide-ranging, candid interview after...

James sorry for posting rapper's 'Jewish money' lyricBy The Associated PressLeBron James is sorry for posting a lyric that referenced ''Jewish money.'' The Los Angeles Lakers star says he simply got caught up in the music, thought the lyric was a ''compliment'' and offers ''apologies, for sure.''The lyric comes...

Hall of Famer Tommy Heinsohn, 'ultimate Celtic,' dies at 86BOSTON (AP) Tommy Heinsohn, who as a Boston Celtics player, coach and broadcaster over more than 60 years was with the team for all 17 of its NBA championships, died Tuesday. He was 86.''This is a devastating loss,'' the...

AP Basketball WriterNBA teams look to the future with draft lottery, combineBy TIM REYNOLDSEven with the conference finals going on, the NBA's eyes turn to the future this week.A future that, perhaps, will have less tanking.The draft lottery - the last before changes come next year to dissuade tanking...

AP Basketball WriterFor some rookies, NBA draft isn't the start of a pro careerBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Isaiah Hartenstein's NBA odyssey will start at the draft.His pro career started years ago.Unlike Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball, Josh Jackson, Jayson Tatum and most everyone else who will get their names...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Arnie Kander was retired. The well-respected physical therapist and strength coach had called it a career and was assimilating to his first summer out of the NBA in nearly a quarter century.He helped his son move to Boulder, Colorado, for grad school. He took a trip...

Warriors center Kevon Looney out at least another 2 weeksSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Golden State Warriors center Kevon Looney has been examined by specialists and has gone through a variety of tests for a nerve condition that has kept him out the last six games.The Warriors said Wednesday that...

NEW YORK (AP) The Brooklyn Nets have waived guard Ryan Boatright and two other players, reducing their roster to 17 players.Forward Quincy Miller and center Chris Daniels were also waived Tuesday, the team says.Boatright, who helped Connecticut win the 2014 NCAA championship, signed with the Nets on July...

Associated PressBig man Brook Lopez could give Bucks boost on perimeterBy JIM HOEHNMILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks' key free agent acquisition is a big man who could have an impact from the perimeter.Brook Lopez started at center in the Bucks' preseason opener against the Chicago Bulls, the first...

AP Sports WriterPublic memorial service remembers the private Kobe BryantBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Kobe Bryant’s wife remembered him as a devoted father and husband who arrived early for school pickups and wrote heartfelt cards and letters.Rob Pelinka, Bryant’s longtime agent and close friend, recalled his final texts...

Memphis Grizzlies sign guard Mario ChalmersMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have signed guard Mario Chalmers, nearly 1 1/2 years after he ruptured his right Achilles tendon playing for the team.The Grizzlies announced the deal Wednesday. Terms of the contract weren't disclosed.The 31-year-old Chalmers was injured in March...

AP Basketball WriterDerrick Rose signs with Minnesota, reunites with ThibodeauBy TIM REYNOLDSFor Derrick Rose, what's old is new again.Rose has signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves in a move that reunites the 2011 NBA MVP with three mainstays from his days in Chicago - coach Tom Thibodeau, as well as...